Phillies acquire Dan Straily from the Baltimore Orioles

The Phillies made a minor trade to bolster their starting rotation depth.

After a trade deadline that went from boring to booming the Phillies quietly made a move that fell under the radar of most baseball insiders.

Phillies general manager Matt Klentak informed reporters that the club acquired veteran pitcher Dan Straily from the Baltimore Orioles.

Meghan Montemurro reports that Philadelphia sent cash considerations, and Klentak told reporters that Straily will report to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Philadelphia also acquired outfielder Corey Dickerson from the Pirates for a player to be named later and international bonus pool money.

A 30-year-old right-hander, Straily had a 9.82 ERA in 14 games for the Orioles with a 2-4 record. He worked both in the rotation and bullpen, but hasn’t appeared for the Orioles since June 18 when he allowed six runs in two and a third relief innings.

In 10 of his 14 appearances, Straily has allowed at least three earned runs, and in 7 of those games he’s allowed five runs or more.

Straily has had success in the big leauges with an ERA around four for the Marlins over two years and a sub-four ERA with the Reds in 2016.

This clearly isn’t the type of move Phillies fans hoped Klentak would make at the trade deadline, but the team did strengthen their rotation with Drew Smyly and Jason Vargas prior to the deadline.

To add a bigger name like Zach Greinke, who went to the Houston Astros, it would have cost the Phillies multiple top-five prospects. Houston gave up their third, fourth, fifth, and twenty-second overall prospects in the deal for Greinke.

Zach Wheeler, Robbie Ray, Madison Bumgarner, and Matthew Boyd all stuck with their respective teams after months of questions and trade rumors.

Whether or not the Phillies offered any significant players or held out completely is a big unknown, but it feels like the kind of trade deadline fans were warned of: a very quiet one.